Brooklyn Bridge Park announced a lineup of concessionaires for the Park this coming spring and summer. Returning to Pier 1 will be the Brooklyn Bridge Wine Bar and Blue Marble Ice Cream. Calexico Carne Asada (photo), which was missing last summer, will return, but to a new location, the Main and Plymouth streets entrance to […]
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Great News: Red Hook’s Fairway Market To Reopen 3/1
After Hurricane Sandy devastated Red Hook’s beloved Fairway Market, the entire neighborhood has suffered as many that visited the grocery from the surrounding vicinity also stopped supporting other local businesses that depend on so much traffic from the anchor store. Good news: Fairway is set to reopen March 1, according to the New York Daily […]
I’ll Drink To That: Red Gravy’s Cocktail Specialties Perused
Serious Eats peruses the cocktail specialties at Red Gravy, Saul Bolton’s acclaimed restaurant at 151 Atlantic Avenue that opened in December. In Eats’ “First Look” column, beverage director Jesse Cason notes: “Italians have thirsts that match their appetite. They believe wine and spirits are integral to their enjoyment of their native cuisine. We like to […]
Shake Shack’s Downtown Brooklyn Success Inspires Second BK Locale
Downtown Brooklyn’s Shake Shake inarguably changed the face & fortunes of the once-sagging Fulton Mall, convincing many Heights residents to cross Court Street for the first time in years (decades?). Since its December 2011 opening, the burger joint has led to a renaissance, bringing the likes of Starbucks, Brooklyn Industries, H&M, Century 21, Gap, Seattle’s […]
A Look at DOH Ratings of Brooklyn Heights Restaurants
A look at NYC Health Violation Ratings for Brooklyn Heights (and all of 11201) reveal that you stand a good chance of avoiding horse meat and various vermin amid your dinner menu items at 99% of the nabe’s eateries. Among the 103 restaurants and other establishments serving food, the only “C” rating currently on the […]
Valentine’s Love For Atlantic Avenue’s Colonie Restaurant
In a recent round-up of romantic Valentine’s Day dinner destinations, AM New York gives some love to Colonie at 127 Atlantic Avenue. The newspaper offers: “A true neighborhood spot, Colonie is a great place for a romantic dinner date in Brooklyn. The five-course prix-fixe dinner includes oysters with blood orange, fennel and speck consommé mignonette […]
Neighbors Fume Over Iris Cafe’s Java Fumes
Every dog deserves its day, right? Last year BHB had a heyday with the infamous Montague Street hotdog controversy, after a vendor dared to sell wieners to the olfactory offense of a number of readers. Even the New York Post got into the story. And now, a 2013 controversy involving Brooklyn Heights’ otherwise beloved Iris […]
Grace Church Winterfair Coming Saturday, February 2
Grace Church’s annual Winterfair will be held on Saturday, February 2. The fair will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and you can shop for children’s clothing and toys; books, CDs, DVDs, videos, and records for all ages; baked goods, flowers and plants, furniture, men’s and women’s fashions, sportswear, and sporting equipment. A […]
Montague Street Hot Bagels & Deli Back In Biz Following Health Code Violations
After being shuttered by the Department of Health for the better part of a week, Montague Street’s Hot Bagels & Deli reopened for business Saturday. And not only that, but their neon sign, which has advertised “Hot Bag” for months, is at last again fully illuminated… Apparently, among other charges, being cited as “facility not […]
Red Hook’s Fairway Market Reopening In March Following Sandy Nightmare
The Fairway Market in Red Hook was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy in November, as the 52,000sf waterfront grocery at the base of Van Brunt took on 5 feet of water—which also had a detrimental effect on surrounding boutique businesses that depended on Fairway’s customer base. Good news: Fairway’s Facebook page reveals that the store […]
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